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The molecule that's directly made by transcription in one of your (eukaryotic) cells is called a pre-mRNA, reflecting that it needs to go through a few more steps to become an actual messenger RNA (mRNA).

DNA structure and replication Replication Transcription and mRNA processing Overview of transcription Transcription Translation (mRNA to protein) Overview of translation

Transcription is when we take the information encoded in the gene in DNA and encode essentially that same information in mRNA. So transcription we are going from DNA to messenger RNA, and we're …

Learn about transcription, the first step in gene expression, where DNA is copied into RNA to produce functional products like proteins.

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This process involves transcription factors, activators, enhancers, repressors, and silencers. Prokaryotes rely on gene regulation for environmental adaptation, while eukaryotes have more complex …

Learn about RNA and protein synthesis in molecular genetics with this high school biology resource from Khan Academy.

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Although all stages of gene expression can be regulated, the main control point for many genes is transcription. Later stages of regulation often refine the gene expression patterns that are "roughed …